Vividly remember opening night VIP party at #RussSolomon's first NYC Tower store, his Greenwich Village flagship. All the great record men of the time were there–Ben Karol of King Karol, even "old man" Sam Goody. Even remember they served tamales.

Last night, Russ Solomon, founder of @TowerRecords passed away. Thanks to @ColinHanks’ documentary @TowerRecordsDoc, I feel more of an appreciation + respect for the empire Solomon helped create + for the legacy that will live on forever. Thank you, Mr. Solomon, for everything.

I loved my local stores (Schoolkids!) but Tower was always stocked. They had everything, majors and indies, domestic and imports, huge magazine rack, too. Must've spent half my teen years in there, half my income too. Time and money well spent! #towerrecords#russsolomonhttps://t.co/f0voC86iKG